Browse Collections (148 total)

Murray, Joseph E. papers, 1919-2011 (inclusive)

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The Joseph E. Murray papers, 1919-2011 (inclusive), are the product of Murray's activities as a plastic surgeon, transplant surgeon, laboratory…

National Archives of Plastic Surgery (NAPS)

National Archives of Plastic Surgery vertical file and artifacts

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National Committee on Maternal Health records, 1923-1959. B MS c78

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The Committee on Maternal Health was organized in New York City in 1923 by Robert L. Dickinson (1861-1950). After obtaining financial backing from…

Neer, Eva papers, 1966-1998

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Eva Neer, 1939-2000, BA, 1957, Barnard College; MD, 1963, Columbia University; biochemist and cardiologist, was named Assistant Professor in…

Paulin, Sven papers, 1955-2014 (bulk), H MS c443

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This collection includes items from the Sven Paulin papers, 1955-2014 (bulk), H MS c443. The biographical note scope and content, and extent relate to…

Peirson, Edward Brooks papers, 1842-1874 (inclusive), 1852-1864 (bulk). f B MS c31.5

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Perspectives of Change: The Story of Civil Rights, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to Education at HMS and HSDM

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Perspectives of Change: The Story of Civil Rights, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to Education at HMS and HSDM is a digital exhibit, oral history…

Contributors: Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Photograph album of a Massachusetts General Hospital nursing student. H MS c438

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Photograph Collection

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Photographic Scrapbook of the American Ambulance Service, Assembled by Nurse Geraldine K. Martin.

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Picture Collection

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Portrait Collection

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Rare Books and Journals

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Rare books in the Center's collections.

Reid, Lynne M. papers, 1933-1997 (inclusive), 1970-1995 (bulk)

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Lynne M. Reid (1923-), M.B. and B.S., 1946, University of Melbourne School of Medicine, was a resident at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne,…

Robert B. Greenough Latern Slide Collection, 1917-1919. WAM 21245.001-21245.005; 21245.008; 21245.011; 21245.013-21245.140; 21245.142-21245.146; 21245.148-21245.182

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Robert Battey Greenough was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1871. He graduated from Harvard College in 1893 and recieved his MD from Harvard…

Robert Norton Ganz Collection

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Rock, John C. personal and professional papers, 1918-1983. H MS c161

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John Charles Rock (1890-1984), was the founder of the Rock Reproductive Study Center at the Free Hospital for Women in Brookline, Mass., and Clinical…

Roderick Heffron Collection, 1930-1950. WAM 21752-21755

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Rutstein, David D. papers, 1916-1989 (inclusive), 1938-1980 (bulk)

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The David D. Rutstein papers, 1916-1989 (inclusive), 1938-1980 (bulk), consist of records created by Rutstein (1909-1986) during the course of his…

S. Burt Wolbach Photographs, 1918.

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Wolbach, S. Burt (Simeon Burt), 1800-1954, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903; was Shattuck Professor of Pathological Anatomy at…

Samuel A. Green Collection, 1800-1914. WAM 20081, 21202, 22210-22213

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Samuel Abbott Green was born in Groton, Massachusetts, on March 16, 1830. His father, Joshua Green, was a physician. His mother, Eliza Lawrence Green,…

Satiric Prints Collection

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Simon, Morris papers, 1934-2005 (inclusive), 1960-2000 (bulk). H MS c227

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Sir William Osler Collection

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Sir William Osler (1849-1919) remains one of the world’s most revered physicians, and his works are prized by medical libraries. His most famous…

Slides of Base Hospital No. 5, World War I, and Dr. Harvey Cushing. E3.C11

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Please be aware that the following collection contains graphic images of wounds.

Solomon M. Hyams Collection of Hebraic Medical Literature

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In 1930, the Godfrey M. Hyams Trust presented the Boston Medical Library with $25,000 to build and maintain a collection of rare books and manuscript…

Southard, Elmer Ernest papers, 1893-1940 (inclusive). GA 81

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Contains Southard's notes and drafts for his writings; correspondence with colleagues on medical matters; copies of lectures; medical reports; papers…

Spurzheim, Johann Gasper papers, 1813-1835 (inclusive). B MS c22

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Spurzheim (Vienna, M.D. 1813) never practiced medicine but collaborated with Franz Joseph Gall between 1800 and 1813 on neuroanatomical research from…

Stone, Abraham papers, 1916-1959. H MS c157

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Abraham Stone (1890-1959), was Medical Director and later Director of the Margaret Sanger Research Bureau in New York City from 1941 to 1959. His…

Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals

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Strong Medicine: the Healing Response to the 2013 Marathon Bombing

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Stories, images, and communications from the Boston medical community's experience of the Boston Marathon bombing of April 15, 2013 and its aftermath.

Contributors: Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson) papers, 1911-2004 (inclusive), 1911-1945 (bulk), GA 82

The Richard P. (Richard Pearson) Strong papers contain correspondence files and related material concerning the Department of Tropical Medicine from…

Taylor, Lauriston Sale Papers, 1904-1999 (inclusive), 1928-1989 (bulk). H MS c334.

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The Gift of Experience, 2004-2007 (inclusive). H MS c228

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Ware, John papers, ca. 1813-1869 (inclusive). H MS c7.3

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Warren Anatomical Museum

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Artifacts and objects from the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum.

In accordance with the wishes of Dr. John Collins Warren, by whom the…

Warren Anatomical Museum. Records, 1835-2010 (inclusive), 1971-1991. RG M-CL02.01. AA 192.5.

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Warren Library

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In 1928, the library of Harvard Medical School received a magnificent bequest from Dr. John Warren (1874-1928) of 2,000 medical books, pamphlets, and…

Waterhouse family collection of papers, 1780-1871 (inclusive), 1811-1818 (bulk). H MS c17

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Benjamin Waterhouse (1754-1846), Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School, introduced vaccination against smallpox…

Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1786-1836 (inclusive). H MS c16

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Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He…

Waterhouse, Benjamin papers, 1797-1829 (inclusive). B MS c10

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Waterhouse (Leyden, M.D. 1780) Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard, introduced vaccination against smallpox into the U.S. He…

William A. Burgess artifacts and memorabilia, 1960-1980. WAM 21596-21597

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William Alfred Burgess was born in 1924. Burgess was the sole industrial hygenist at the General Electric facility near Boston during the 1950s. In…

William L. Richardson Collection, 1867-1932. WAM 20208, 20210, 20213, 20251, 22228-22246.

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William Lambert Richardson was born in Boston on September 6, 1842, to Jeffrey Richardson (1789-1879) and Julia Lambert (Brackett) Richardson…

Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation records, 1998-2014 (bulk). H MS c420

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The Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation (formerly the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine) was formed in 1998 as result of a…

Women in Medicine Oral Histories (Harvard Medical School. Joint Committee on the Status of Women)

Oral History Interview with Francine Benes Part 1.pdf

The Women in Medicine Oral Histories are an initiative of the Joint Committee on the Status of Women to document the experiences of women professors…

Worcester, Alfred papers, 1886-1935 (inclusive). GA95.20

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Worcester (1855-1951) (Harvard, M.D. 1883) was Henry Kemble Oliver Professor of Hygiene at Harvard Medical School from 1925 to 1935. He had a private…